Haydn: The Seasons, 1801

Haydn: The Seasons, 1801

by Paul McCreesh
Haydn: The Seasons, 1801

Haydn: The Seasons, 1801

by Paul McCreesh

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Product Details

Release Date: 03/24/2017
Label: Nfm / Signum Uk
UPC: 0635212048023
Rank: 136105

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. The Seasons~Spring: Introduction & Accompagnato: See Winter, stern and gloomy, flees
  2. The Seasons~Spring: Chorus: Come, gentle Spring!
  3. The Seasons~Spring: Recitative: From Aries shines the bright'ning sun
  4. The Seasons~Spring: Song: With eagerness the countryman sets forth
  5. The Seasons~Spring: Recitative: The Countryman has paid his dues
  6. The Seasons~Spring: Chorus with Solos: Heav'n be gracious, Heav'n be bounteous
  7. The Seasons~Spring: Recitative & Accompagnato: Our fervent pray'rs are heard
  8. The Seasons~Spring: Duet & Chorus with Solos: O what charming sights deligh us
  9. The Seasons~Summer: Introduction & Accompagnato: In darkness shrouded
  10. The Seasons~Summer: Song & Accompagnato: The wakeful herdsman
  11. The Seasons~Summer: Chorus with Solos: Behold the Sun!
  12. The Seasons~Summer: Recitative & Accompagnato: The village lads and lasses
  13. The Seasons~Summer: Cavatina: Exhausted Nature, fainting, sinks
  14. The Seasons~Summer: Accompagnato: How welcome now, ye shady groves!
  15. The Seasons~Summer: Song: How refreshing to the senses
  16. The Seasons~Summer: Recitative & Accompagnato: Behold, arising through the sultry air
  17. The Seasons~Summer: Chorus with Solos: Ah! The storm approaches near!

Disc 2

  1. The Seasons~Autumn: Introduction, Accompagnato & Recitative: That which Spring has promis'd
  2. The Seasons~Autumn: Trio & Chorus with Solos: Thus Nature rewards our toil!
  3. The Seasons~Autumn: Recitative: See how a bunch of eager lads
  4. The Seasons~Autumn: Duet: Fine ladies of the town
  5. The Seasons~Autumn: Recitative: On ravag'd hills
  6. The Seasons~Autumn: Song: See lo on yonder open field
  7. The Seasons~Autumn: Recitative & Accompagnato: A tight'ning circle of hunters
  8. The Seasons~Autumn: Chorus: Hark, hear the sounds of the chase
  9. The Seasons~Autumn: Recitative: On vines, the grapes are glistening
  10. The Seasons~Autumn: Chorus: Drink up, drink up, the wine is here!
  11. The Seasons~Winter: Introduction & Accompagnato: The jaded year now fades away
  12. The Seasons~Winter: Cavatina: Light and life are enfeebl'd
  13. The Seasons~Winter: Recitative & Accompagnato: The lake lies lock'd in frosty grip
  14. The Seasons~Winter: Song: The sand'rer stands perplex'd
  15. The Seasons~Winter: Recitative & Accompagnato: And drawing near the welcome sight
  16. The Seasons~Winter: Song with Chorus: Whirring, whirring, whirring!
  17. The Seasons~Winter: Recitative: Now the flax has all been spun
  18. The Seasons~Winter: Song with Chorus: A noble squire, of great renown
  19. The Seasons~Winter: Recitative: And from the east there blows an icy blast
  20. The Seasons~Winter: Song & Accompagnato: Consider then, misguided man
  21. The Seasons~Winter: Double Chorus with Solos: Then dawns that morn so glorious

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Paul McCreesh   Primary Artist,Conductor
NFM Choir   Choir/Chorus
Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra   Orchestra
Carolyn Sampson   Soprano (Vocal)
Jeremy Ovenden   Tenor (Vocal)
Gabrieli Consort & Players   Ensemble
Andrew Foster-Williams   Bass Baritone

Technical Credits

Dorota Kozinska   Libretto Translation,Liner Note Translation
Jaroslaw Thiel   Artistic Director
Mark Berry   Liner Notes
Gottfried van Swieten   Librettist
Catherine Martin   Leader
Agnieszka Frankow-Zelazny   Artistic Director
Paul McCreesh   Liner Notes,Libretto Translation,Editing
Franz Joseph Haydn   Composer
Jonathan Stokes   Engineer
Neil Hutchinson   Editing,Balance Engineer
Nicholas Parker   Editing,Recording Producer
Lukasz Rajchert   Photography
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